10 golden rules

i love the blog world

there are so many interesting things out there

i aways find something cool at

first born studio

denise has inspired me so much

i dug out my toy camera when i first found her blog

and since have added to my collection

i recently took my super sampler to the ex

lots of moving things which is great for this camera

i also found this great site on her blog

urban nomad

there 10 golden rules

1. Take your camera everywhere you go
2.Use it any time – day and night
3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it
4. Try the shot from the hip
5. Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible
6. "Don’t Think" (William Firebrace)
7. Be fast
8. You don’t have to know beforehand what you’ve captured on film
9. Afterwards neither
10. Don’t worry about any rules
this weekend i will bring out my new fisheye

and my holga

i'll let you know what i come up with

wheels

thursdays challenge: wheels

i don't know what it is about old cars that i like so much

the curves,the colours, all that chrome?
i've always been interested

maybe because my dad worked in a car factory for 32 years

once a year

meadow brook

hosts the

concours d'elegance

it's held on the old dodge estate north of detroit

it's a great show

there are a lot of rare and unusual cars

my favorite the 1936 stout scarab

recycle

mixed media monday's topic this week is recycle

i think artists are the best example of this
i know whenever i'm out, anywhere,

i'm always looking at things differently

"what can i do with this"

nothing gets thrown out and all my friend

are trained to save "stuff" for me

i have one room filled with all kinds of things

from paper, maps, books, metal found objects,

wood, old material, lace, buttons

game pieces and boards, all kinds of "bits and pieces"

i recently started an etsy site featuring some of my jewelry

my first class was with richard salley

i had fun learning from him and really enjoyed his class

it's a great use for all your "junk drawer" stuff!

sometimes when i'm blocked go through

my stack of magazine pages

i usually save the ones with lots of texture or contrast

i just sit and tear the pages into strips and

then make backgrounds mixed with masking tape

and other types of paper

its a great way to use up your scraps

afterwards you can add paint,

stamp on images, whatever you like

a work in progress

photo journal

every six weeks my photo journal group hosted by

catherine anderson has a new challenge

our latest

"hands"

catherine always does something interesting with the cover

her photo splits up the middle and opens to reveals another wonderful photo

what a great job chatherine!

making 32 journals is a lot of work

thank you!

my photo is of my neighbour clarence parsons

he's 91 and loves to work on his lino cuts

and he hand paints his prints

a true inspiration!

festival

this weeks theme for thursdays challenge is "festival"

i've been talking about the cne for weeks and

dreaming of tiny tom's

this past weekend i spent the day enjoying all the sights,

sounds and a dozen mini donuts (which i paid for later)

and of course took 450 photos

if you like to see more , check out my flickr page

announcement

thanks to some encouragement and help from my friends

i've started an etsy shop

i was a little nervous and must admit a little scared

it's another part of my evolution

to put "it" out there

stop by and let me know what you think?

i will be adding more of my "wares" soon

long live the king

when i was a little girl i loved to watch elvis movies

i think i've seen every one 50 times! really!

i told my mum "i'm going to vegas to marry elvis"

i was never a fanatic , just had a huge crush!

i started pencil sketching in grade school

mostly houses and scenery

i started portraits in high school and

once i left collage i wondered into other mediums

once in a while i would pick up my pencils and try "my hand"

i found this sketch in my portfolio case hidden away

it's at least 15 years old

and one of my favorites,

it captures him before the fame, before the army and

before his innocence was lost

and of course, i had to play a little in ps

trying on different backgrounds and blending modes

i still listen to elvis and love his christmas songs the best

i did get married in vegas to a wonderful man

and elvis showed up and sang

"love me tender", "i can't help falling in love"

and "viva las vegas"!

he was wearing his gold lame jacket

BINGO!

today's the day

the candian nation exhibition is officially open!

i've been playing with my old photos and wanted

to post this bingo card for a while

thanks to my friend marie

i used her "tricks" to fine tune this project

i've had fun experimenting with all the tool and techniques

so many variations, i love photoshop

with a click of a button you can instantly see what you are thinking

i remember the old "cut and paste" days

going through tons of photocopies and markers

and hours of getting stuff wrong

i was hard at first -- learning photoshop

but now , with some help from my friends and a little practice,

i think i've finally turned the corner and feel more confident

i know that i've only scratch the surface but i have a better

understanding of what i can do and what can be done!

and i'm not as scared!!!!

posted for mixed media monday

strange face

while wondering around the marina last weekend

i came across this interesting piece of metal

i think it's an engine cover

as i moved around taking pictures

i felt like someone was watching me!

only 3 more sleeps

still dreaming of tiny tom's donuts!

the count down begins!

well, it's that time of year again

i just heard the commercial

"lets go to the ex, oh baby,

lets go to the ex!
any one who has lived in toronto knows what i mean

it's bitter sweet

3 fun filled weeks of midway rides, games,

arts and crafts, shopping, concerts, the air show

the food building!!!!!

remember the free samples

the alpine

and my favorite

tiny tom donuts!

it's bitter sweet because you know that it signifies

the end of the summer!

what the #@*$ happened to summer?

pardon my french

i will spend a day wondering, eating and taking pictures

can't wait!

blue

thursdays challenge

the topic "blue"

and since my head is still in cold mode

i've posted something simple

the tide coming into kingsville, ontario

water has always been very soothing to me

i've always lived near water and love the sound,

the smell and everything else it brings

feeling under the weather since i returned home from my long weekend visit with my sister

i've been playing around with some of my photos taken during my stay on lake erie

i don't know why i like this one, maybe its all the cold meds ,

or the ttv i found while looking through flickr

either way, i like it, something very calming about the whole thing

so i decided to use some of the photos in my new header

i'm back

thanks to my sister de and her man greg

i had a wonderful long weekend

its nice to just hang out and enjoy each others company

summer seems to be "flying" by too quickly!

sky

the grand canyon,az

jerome, az

the last 2 summers i've visited this wonderful spot

it was a stromy day but we never saw rain

i 'm posting it for thursdays challenge